Equestrian Statue of George I to North of the Mansion is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. Sculpture. 1 related planning application.
Equestrian Statue of George I to North of the Mansion
- WRENN ID
- sharp-buttress-snow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Equestrian Statue of George I to North of the Mansion, Stowe, MK18 5EH
- OS grid reference
- SP 674 375
- Coordinates
- 52.03185, -1.01839
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The equestrian statue of George I is located to the north of The Mansion at Stowe School. This Grade I listed statue, created in 1723 by John Van Nost, is made of lead and stands on a tall stone pedestal. The pedestal features a cornice, semi-circular ends, a plinth, and two steps.
Local climate
Equestrian Statue of George I to North of the Mansion sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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